The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (14) · Noise (5) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
Filed construction activity
$241,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1829)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$15,283,000
$916,980
2026
$16,266,000
$975,960
2027
$13,826,000
$829,560
The city's market estimate has fallen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Spring St — C E · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) Houston St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / Spring St — M21 M55 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
MacDougal St & Prince St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,375,000 on
2018-11-29 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2018-11-29
AL&R $4,375,000 — from 15 VANDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
$4,375,000
2018-11-29
Mortgage $4,375,000 — from 15 VANDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
$4,375,000
2018-11-29
Deed $6,250,000 — from VANDAM PLAYHOUSE LLC to LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE AND ELISABETH IR
$6,250,000
2018-11-19
Sold for $6,250,000
$6,250,000
$3,125,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
22
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
1
0
0
1
3
2018
2
1
0
6
2
11
2019
4
3
1
0
7
15
2020
0
1
4
0
1
6
2021
0
4
7
0
2
13
2022
1
4
5
0
2
12
2023
0
1
0
2
2
5
2024
0
2
18
0
2
22
2025
0
1
3
0
2
6
2026
0
0
0
0
3
3
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2023-04-05Mortgage satisfied — from 15 VANDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
2023-04-05TL&R — from 15 VANDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
2023-01-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-12FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2022-12-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-12-01311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2022-12-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2022-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2022-12-01DOB complaint, category ?
2022-11-18Boiler inspection
2022-09-16311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-04-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2021
2021-12-16311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2021-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2021-12-02311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2021-12-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ALTERED/CHANGED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS PER 28-118.3.1 - 28-118.3.2. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, $1,250
2019-10-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-02FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2019-08-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-08-02FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2019-07-24Boiler inspection
2019-07-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-29Asbestos abatement: Removal — T L D Services Inc
2019-04-29Asbestos abatement: Removal — T L D Services Inc
2019-04-29Asbestos abatement: Removal — T L D Services Inc
2019-04-29Asbestos abatement: Removal — T L D Services Inc
2019-04-18Job filed: MINOR RENOVATION OF DUPLEX APARTMENT ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR OF EXISTING MIXED USE BUILDING. ARCHITECTURAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK TYPES. NO C$236,000
2018
2018-12-26Boiler inspection
2018-11-29AL&R $4,375,000 — from 15 VANDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY$4,375,000
2018-11-29Mortgage $4,375,000 — from 15 VANDAM LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY$4,375,000
2018-11-29Deed — from LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE AND ELISABETH IR to 15 VANDAM LLC
2018-11-29Deed $6,250,000 — from VANDAM PLAYHOUSE LLC to LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE AND ELISABETH IR$6,250,000
2018-11-19Sold for $6,250,000$6,250,000
2018-11-19Deed transfer (nominal price)
2018-10-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-26Job filed: FILING APPLICAITON FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW GAS LINE AND NEW DUCT HEATER FOR COMMERICAL SPACE.INTERIOR PLUMBING WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS$5,000
2018-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-06FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2017
2017-07-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-03FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2017-02-03Certificate of occupancy Final
2016
2016-12-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-09-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-07-02311: Street Condition — Pothole
2016-03-25FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2015
2015-12-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-10-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-10-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-08-14FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2014
2014-08-25Job filed: THIS NO WORK APPLICATION IS FILED TO SUPERSEDE ALT 413/71 AND RENEW THE TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN (10) YEARS AS PER BSA$100
2014-07-18FDNY inspection (THEATER)
2014-06-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2014-06-22311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2011-08-21311: Found Property — Electronics/Phones
2011-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-09CORR — from PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS ABNK to BORETZ, DOROTHY AMES
2007
2007-12-24Deed — from TRUSTEE OF DOROTHY AMES LIVING TRUST DTD; AMES, DOROTHY to VANDAM THEATRE CORP.
2005
2005-01-13DOB violation LANDMK:
2004
2004-10-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-09-16Job filed: Filing herewith for Construction and plumbing work as indicated on plans filed herewith.No change in use, egress or occupancy.$3,000
2004-07-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMITS.WORK NOTED:IN CELLAR REMOVAL OF EXISTING BAR ALSO WATER -WASTE LINES FOR BAR SINKS.ALSO REMOVAL OF APPROX. 3'$2,500
2004-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-07-23DOB violation LANDMK:
2003-07-23DOB violation LANDMK:
1999
1999-12-27Deed — from BORETZ, DOROTHY AMES; AMES, DOROTHY to AMES, DOROTHY TRUSTEE; AMES, DOROTHY LIVINGTRUST
1998
1998-02-23Mortgage satisfied — from 15 VANDAM INC. to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1991
1991-05-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: NO CERTIFICATE FOR FLAME PROOF DRAPER OR CURTAIN ON STAGE. REMEDY: HAVE CURTAINS OR DRAPES FLAME PROOF OR REMOVE.
1989
1989-08-02DOB violation B:
1978
1978-01-03Agreement — from BORETZ, DOROTHY A to PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
1977
1977-12-09Mortgage assigned — from MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK to PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
1974
1974-03-11Deed — from BORETZ, ALLEN to BORETZ, DOROTHY A
1968
1968-10-14Mortgage — from BORETZ, ALLEN to KASHER, CHARLES D
1968-10-14Deed — from KASHER, CHARLES D to BORETZ, ALLEN
1967
1967-11-21Mortgage — from 15 VANDAM INC to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1967-09-29Deed — from KASHER, CHARLES D to 15 VANDAM INC
1966
1966-11-21Deed — from 15 VANDAM INC to KOSHER, CHARLES D